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Where does “Atlantshav” come from?

Atlantshav (Faroese) comes from Faroese hav, from Faroese hevja, from Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Atlantshav (Faroese): Atlantic Ocean

Definitions

  1. Atlantic Ocean

Ancestry of “Atlantshav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehavsea, ocean between two lands; a lifting stone;...
2Faroesehevjato lift, to raise
3Old Norsehefjato heave, lift, raise; to exalt, raise in rank;...
4Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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